Beau Jangles Supreme in Metro Pace

September 20, 2025

MILTON, September 20, 2025— Doc Moore pupil Beau Jangles scored the tactical edge on his unbeaten rival Frantic Hanover and kept his own record unscathed while rebuffing a late surge from that same rival to hand him the first defeat of his career in winning the Grade 1 $1,000,000 Metro Pace Final on Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

Frantic Hanover hustled out of post 2 for the lead, parking Tilthecowscomehome to the first turn while Bob McClure also pushed for a forward spot with Beau Jangles and swiftly decided to charge three wide into the first turn. Beau Jangles bolted towards Frantic Hanover into a :26 first quarter, and the two battled for the lead up the backside until Tim Tetrick obliged to relinquish control for a pocket ride past the three-eighths pole.

Beau Jangles planted onto the lead approaching a :54.1 half and maintained his speed heading for the far turn. Al Papi pulled off the pegs to march uncovered out of fourth in a first-up bid that bottled Frantic Hanover in the pocket coming to three-quarters in 1:22.1. McClure managed to keep Frantic Hanover locked while accelerating for home but Al Papi soon tired nearing the final eighth, giving Frantic Hanover an opening to launch a last-ditch attack. Beau Jangles held his ground in the final blitz to keep a half length up on Frantic Hanover in a 1:49.1 mile while Sweet Lovin Lou rallied for third and Redland Rocket Man took fourth.

“I didn’t really set a plan,” Bob McClure said. “I just wanted to be ready for whatever was thrown at us. Three wide into the first turn wasn’t part of my plan, but I was pretty confident in this colt. I figured anything I threw at him, he’d take it and prevail. It looked like a two-horse race and I just thought I was able to out-maneuver him. I figured it was a 50-50 bet at the head of the lane, but this colt wasn’t letting him go by and the closer we got to the wire he just kept digging.”

McClure, winning his first Metro Pace, has sat in the bike for all eight of Beau Jangles wins, which have amassed $972,125 in earnings for owners Graham Grace Stables LLC, Kiwi Stables LLC and Bolton Stables.

“The first time I sat behind him he won a Gold in [1:]50, so I was confident he would be in the Metro but at that point I hadn’t even locked up the drive yet,” McClure said. “I’m very fortunate to have landed him. I got lucky because Louis [Roy] was travelling. And this colt’s been an absolute dream. He’s the easiest 2-year-old you can drive – he’s two fingers, perfect gaited, and he showed tonight he has the heart of a champion. I just feel very fortunate to sit behind him.”

The Cattlewash colt, out of the Art Major mare Mrs Major Hill, gave trainer Dr. Ian Moore his second victory in the Metro after he won his first in 2022 when teaming alongside Jody Jamieson with Stockade Seelster.

“It was a very busy week,” Dr. Moore said after the race. “Nancy [Takter] and I flew to Delaware, Ohio on Monday. I trained Prince Hal Hanover on Tuesday morning and flew back here so I could train Beau Jangles on Thursday. I jogged him Wednesday and trained him on Thursday, then flew back to the Jug on Thursday morning and got there by 10:30. So I had a busy week, but very enjoyable and a great way to cap it off with this.”

“As I saw [Frantic Hanover] coming I thought ‘Here we go’, but ‘Beau’ dug in. He’s a terrific horse that way,” Moore also said. “He has a tremendous will and desire to win, and he showed it here tonight. The other colt is a great colt as well, and I’m sure we’ll meet again before the year is over.”

Beau Jangles, returning $4.50 to win as the second choice in the betting to 4-5 favorite Frantic Hanover, has also inspired Moore to delay a training retirement he was mulling through this season.

“I think it’s already postponed now,” Moore said. “He’s already said that for me. It’s pretty hard to walk away from a horse like this for next year. I’ve already e-mailed all my partners and spoke to a lot of them about yearlings as well, so I guess we’ll start looking at yearlings next week.”

By Ray Cotolo, for Woodbine Communications